Kyiv targets Russian oil infrastructure, 80+ Ukrainian drones intercepted
Ukrainian drones attacked the Kirishi oil refinery in Russia’s northwest, one of the country’s biggest, sparking a fire when debris fell from a shot-down drone, Russian officials said on Sunday.
Surgutneftegaz’s SNGS.MM Kirishinefteorgsintez refinery, one of the top two refineries in Russia, was attacked by Ukrainian drones, the source said.
Alexander Drozdenko, the governor of the Leningrad region, said that three drones were destroyed in the Kirishi area and that a fire sparked by falling debris had been put out. He said no one was injured.
Ukraine’s drone command confirmed it attacked the refinery and said it had “carried out a successful strike”.
Kirishi refines about 17.7 million metric tons per year (355,000 barrels per day) of Russian crude, or 6.4% of the country’s total.
Russia said that more than 80 Ukrainian drones were destroyed overnight.
An oil company in Russia’s Bashkortostan region will maintain production levels despite a drone attack on Saturday, regional governor Radiy Khabirov said.
